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OHIO — All northbound lanes of Interstate 71 are closed Sunday morning following a crash near Cleveland, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation. The closure was reported around 9:40 a.m. on I-71 North near the Denison Avenue and West 65th Street exits. Traffic cameras operated by ODOT showed what appeared...

Ohio has quietly become a pierogi paradise, scattered with Polish restaurants that know their way around butter, onions and perfectly tender dough. Across Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and beyond, generations of families have kept traditions alive through stuffed cabbage, kielbasa and dumplings that taste like they...

Richmond Heights, Ohio – A 36-year-old man from Lyndhurst was arrested after allegedly attempting to steal $8,000 worth of trading cards from a Meijer store in Richmond Heights. Store loss prevention officers intervened as the suspect tried to leave with a shopping cart filled with merchandise, leading to felony...

WESTAKE, Ohio – Officers at 11 p.m. on Jan. 24 stopped a car driving without headlights on Sperry Drive. Officers noted that the car drove over a curb and into the grass after pulling into a parking lot. The driver, a 25-year-old Decatur, Indiana, resident, said that he was driving a rental vehicle and did not...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Dozens of sheriff’s deputies and corrections officers in Cuyahoga County saw their base salaries double — and in some cases triple — in 2024 by working extraordinary amounts of overtime, becoming some of the highest paid county employees. Corrections officers typically earn in...

BEREA, Ohio - In Berea, a narrow, crescent-shaped 17.6-acre body of water within the Mill Stream Run Reservation hardly seems like a desirable destination in January. Driving past it on Valley Parkway, you might not even notice it in winter, if it weren’t for the brightly colored ice shanties perched atop the frozen...

BROOK PARK, Ohio -- A homeless man, 40, threatened his brother with a handgun and spit on police Jan. 21 at The Acadian, 21460 Sheldon Road. The brother’s girlfriend called police at about 9:30 a.m. She said the man, who is mentally ill, was in a manic state inside her and her boyfriend’s apartment.

FAIRVIEW PARK, Ohio – Burglary: W. 213th Street. A woman phoned the police department at 2:35 p.m. on Jan. 21 to report finding an unwanted man in a home she recently inherited. The woman’s father had passed away, and when she went to check on the home, she found...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Athletes and others were recognized at the 26th Greater Cleveland Sports Awards, presented by Ancora and Minutemen Workforce Solutions. The recipients of the male and female high school athlete of the year awards were Saniyah Hall from Spire Academy and Marcus Johnson, a standout from Garfield...

A Sheriff's office and county commissioners are at odds over whose responsibility it is to handle the lease payments on over 40 police vehicles.